I had intended on going out to take photos of the eclipse, but instead found myself enthralled with the total view of the night sky. This, my friends, is why you move out to the country.
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Here’s the Eclipse, nearly full.
In case you’re just tuning in, I’m slowly processing and posting photos I took on my last trip to Europe, in the spring of 2010. We’re still in Dusseldorf, time for dinner. I’ve been to Germany twice and both trips required a stop here. I highly recommend the sausage platter (not a big stretch for…
We had to schedule a day to get out and see some foliage, and the weather was perfect today at Letchworth State Park!
Anyone that drives a vehicle has seen the sudden drop in gas prices. And anyone that follows financial markets knows this is because of how fickle the global oil market is. It goes up when anything threatens the supply of oil. That can be terrorism, weather, geopolitical tensions, mechanical failures… anything. Many people believed that…
This really doesn’t want to let up! I’m amazed at how bad the roads are around here, but that’s what happens when it’s too cold for salt to do any good. At least it looks like it’s going to hit 20 degrees tomorrow. Heat wave! P.S. The skyway still hasn’t been closed this year. Just…
This is just sick.
Word travels fast in the blogosphere, as Buffalo Rising already has a story on Bashar Issa’s visit to the Central Terminal on Friday. Bashar Issa spent over two hours yesterday touring the Central Terminal on Buffalo’s East Side – the same time we were touring the DL&W. Why? Because he is fascinated with the city’s…
The Starry Night photo is very, very nice! That would make a nice large framed and matted print.
Derek, wonderful pictures.
I lived in Holland as a kid (Hi!) and remember more than a few starry nights when the only light was from the Fisher Price factory on the other hill. Your pictures were much better than any I ever took back then!
I saw you commenting in my brother Paul’s blog, and couldn’t resist responding to a fellow Dutchman ;>
Oh – congratulations on the new expectant arrival.
Joe